Views about size of government among adults who attend prayer groups at least once a week by frequency of feelings of spiritual wellbeing (2014) Switch to: Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who attend prayer groups at least once a week by views about size of government

% of adults who attend prayer groups at least once a week who would rather have…

Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeingSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
At least once a week55%38%3%4%7,413
Once or twice a month51%44%3%3%589
Several times a year48%46%1%5%250
Seldom/never41%54%1%4%238
Don't know46%42%4%8%101
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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